This directory contains the ubcthesis LaTeX2e class.  This class is
designed to help students write theses in LaTeX2e, and was
specifically design for conformance with the following institutions:

ubcthesis.cls: The University of British Columbia (UBC)
mitthesis.cls: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

It is not, however, officially supported by either institution at this
time.  UBC should officially adopt this class sometime in 2006.

Please note that both classes REQUIRE the following:
genthesis.cls

This directory contains the following files:

README:		This file
BUGS:		List of known bugs and/or potential problems with
                installation.

The following four files form the core of the distribution:

ubcthesis.dtx:	Self documenting source for thesis class
ubcthesis.ins:	Latex batch file for extracting the class
fig.eps:	Sample figure
fig.fig:	xfig file use to generate fig.eps

ubcthesis.tgz:	Tarball with the previous files.

The following files have been extracted for convenience:

genthesis.cls:	The genthesis LaTeX2e base class
ubcthesis.cls:	The ubcthesis LaTeX2e class for UBC theses
mitthesis.cls:	The mitthesis LaTeX2e class for MIT theses
ubcthesis.dvi:	The ubcthesis class documentation (use xdvi)
ubcthesis.ps:	The ubcthesis class documentation (postscript)
ubcsample.tex:	Sample thesis for UBC
mitsample.tex:	Sample thesis for MIT
sample.bib:	Sample bibliographics database (BIBTeX)

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To use the class, simply put the genthesis.cls file and the
appropriate school-specific file (ubcthesis.cls, mitthesis.cls) files
somewhere on your LaTeX path (or simply in the same directory as your
thesis).  See the documentation for more information.

Comments, Questions, Suggestions?  Please contact:

Michael Forbes
mforbes@alum.mit.edu
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Important Changes:
1.28: In this version and later, the commands \parttoc, \chaptertoc,
      \sectiontoc etc. were removed.  These should be replaced with
      the usual commands with optional arguments.  For example:

      \chaptertoc{Long Chapter Name}{Short Name} ->
      \chapter[Short Name]{Long Chapter Name}

      The \preface and \acknowledgements commands were also removed.
      These should be replaced by \chapter{Preface} etc.

      See the sample theses for details.

      My contact information has also changed.  Please make a note of
      this.
